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right now government will not let citizens sponsor their same sex partner for a green card. san jose congressman mike honda hopes to reverse that. >>> california's agriculture industry is dealing with labor shortage as farm workers living in the state get older and fewer workers come in from mexico to replace them. more than 70% offing a cultural producers expect a worker shortage starting this spring. aging farm workers currently in california say their children are not interested in field work and tougher immigration enforcement means fewer new workers coming in from mexico. >>> the see well to learn program brought free eye care to under privileged children in san francisco this morning. the group's eye bus was at a preschool on lombard street. opt tom trysts did preliminary eye screenings and gave children more extensive exams if needed. >> not a lot of people know that eye exam is needed and this is the age a that it will affect their learning ability if they can't see well. >> the group also gives free eye exams to preschool children in oakland. >>> oakland firefighter
right now government will not let citizens sponsor their same sex partner for a green card. san jose congressman mike honda hopes to reverse that. >>> california's agriculture industry is dealing with labor shortage as farm workers living in the state get older and fewer workers come in from mexico to replace them. more than 70% offing a cultural producers expect a worker shortage starting this spring. aging farm workers currently in california say their children are not interested in...
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we run back into the ceiling debt much later and that rolls up into the fiscal cliff 2.0 in how the government tempts to deal with it. so you may ask yourself we have a portion of the tax increases went through and who knows exactly what congress is going to but it's probably a pretty good guess that we get to the very last minute right before the march 1st effective gate date for the spending cuts and then we get some other short-term extension to add to this made for tv drama that they seem so fond of lately and you wonder where does it get us long term and how are we able to close the gap here the congressional budget office has looked at what they consider to be the most likely outcome of the ongoing negotiations which, is a marshal implementation of these spending cuts and what you see here are two lines. the top line is out lace as a percentage of gdp or government spending as a percentage of gdp and starting today and going out through the end of 2022 and this is a forecast for the next nine years and going below that is rather a new as a% of gdp and what you take way here is what are w
we run back into the ceiling debt much later and that rolls up into the fiscal cliff 2.0 in how the government tempts to deal with it. so you may ask yourself we have a portion of the tax increases went through and who knows exactly what congress is going to but it's probably a pretty good guess that we get to the very last minute right before the march 1st effective gate date for the spending cuts and then we get some other short-term extension to add to this made for tv drama that they seem...
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there is just not enough room once you add in the cost including government fees to be feasible. i'd like to answer any questions you have. thank you >> as said earlier i live on the block to crestmont and i have pictures you're welcome to keep. >> would you like to oh, your name for the record. >> i'm linda. i strongly oppose this building because as far as the transportation muni has stopped any bus lines and my son has had to wait long periods of time because they cut back on the lines it come up to the hill. and the safety vehicles you'll see in the picture there was a fire next terror deceased the two fir trucks had a lot of difficulty trying to get the two trucks side by side. the narrowness of the road to crestmont is very, very difficult. as far as children there's hardly anyone able to run around there because cars are running the stop signs and backing up into just the street alone i've almost had near accidents alone because people are running the stop signs. to see an ambulance and a fire truck coming up they've had to take turns coming up the hillary and the narrowne
there is just not enough room once you add in the cost including government fees to be feasible. i'd like to answer any questions you have. thank you >> as said earlier i live on the block to crestmont and i have pictures you're welcome to keep. >> would you like to oh, your name for the record. >> i'm linda. i strongly oppose this building because as far as the transportation muni has stopped any bus lines and my son has had to wait long periods of time because they cut back...
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or sequestration because the federal government is not there, and it's easy to say we have to cut this and that. and we have seen those years. now that the state is recovering a bit. and the city of san francisco is recovering a bit. we didn't make good investments. and this is a time that all of you working together can help us make the right investment. and continue that strong support for our youth. the happiest moments, because i told you where the saddest moments are in the text. when the youth get their jobs and go to their first interview and they are prepared. and they have confidence. and they come out of a summer where they earned their effort. and they know what that feels like when you earn your own pay. and you gain skills. and you use those skills and your personality to get the interviews you want for an opportunity to change yourself in the way that you want to change. and create those opportunities for you for years to come. those the most happiest moments i have seen. and i have seen a lot of that happen as well. we have to do for the most disadvantaged and challenged
or sequestration because the federal government is not there, and it's easy to say we have to cut this and that. and we have seen those years. now that the state is recovering a bit. and the city of san francisco is recovering a bit. we didn't make good investments. and this is a time that all of you working together can help us make the right investment. and continue that strong support for our youth. the happiest moments, because i told you where the saddest moments are in the text. when the...
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but is government thinking about ways in which they can directly monetize these data sets? >> can i say one quick thing first? i remember we were at the white house innovation panel and there was this exact conversation came up because we are looking to monetize everything we do. and the city is also looking to monetize this and make revenue. one of the biggest conversation pieces that came out of the talk and some of the questions from the crowd was opening up apis for transactions, permitting, reservations and those type of things, which would be an incredible influx of private industry working with governments and also providing incredible efficiency for the public to be able to make these transactions. i'll probably say that ian might want to talk more on this, but that would be something that would be highly encouraged from the private sector and from my company specifically. >> that's a great point. and i'll say the short answer to your question is the federal government is trying to not charge for this data. the way we did was with tax dollars. you already paid for i
but is government thinking about ways in which they can directly monetize these data sets? >> can i say one quick thing first? i remember we were at the white house innovation panel and there was this exact conversation came up because we are looking to monetize everything we do. and the city is also looking to monetize this and make revenue. one of the biggest conversation pieces that came out of the talk and some of the questions from the crowd was opening up apis for transactions,...
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and state governments and they pay nothing in terms of premiums and or co-pay. in california it's an almost estimated 3 million people will get their health insurance through that vehicle alone. the next vehicle is covered california, which is the individual marketplace for coverage. the federal government establishes what is r called health benefit exchanges, there is a separate exchange for individual and a separate exchange for small business and i will talk about that in a bit. so for covered california, an individual will be able to get coverage. the income threshold is essentially anyone who is not eligible for medicaid. so if your income is above that $16,000 a year, you would be able to get coverage through covered california. now for certain individuals that coverage will be subsidized such that the coverage they had to pay for premiums has been reduced by a federal subsidy. the income threshold for those individuals is essentially for one person, anyone between $16,000 and about $48,000 a year will get care that is subsidized through the exchange. indi
and state governments and they pay nothing in terms of premiums and or co-pay. in california it's an almost estimated 3 million people will get their health insurance through that vehicle alone. the next vehicle is covered california, which is the individual marketplace for coverage. the federal government establishes what is r called health benefit exchanges, there is a separate exchange for individual and a separate exchange for small business and i will talk about that in a bit. so for...
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that you are used to seeing it and the in the fourth quarter for when which we have data up here the government contracted at a one .0 analyzed rate. and didn't tdon't worry that we are slipping down into contraction that is the best looking contract actual growth that you will see it's slower government spentings and is a slower pace of inventory building and when you look at real drivers of economic growth we are doing a lot better than whereas quarter would indicate and if you look at the forecast here we are looking for two% gdp growth in the next years and so how do we get there and what are the various drivers of that and the first case is that residential construct construction is going to help and that is what got us into this mess so it may seem counterintuitive this is the most macro measure i can use to show the residential activity across the country and obviously this fell off the cliff during the recession and has not meaning fully retraced ground during that time period what might be useful is to think about if this is the demand for new homes what is the real -- i'm sorry the su
that you are used to seeing it and the in the fourth quarter for when which we have data up here the government contracted at a one .0 analyzed rate. and didn't tdon't worry that we are slipping down into contraction that is the best looking contract actual growth that you will see it's slower government spentings and is a slower pace of inventory building and when you look at real drivers of economic growth we are doing a lot better than whereas quarter would indicate and if you look at the...
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by the federal government has not told you how this will effect us yet. i think they will extend for another 6 months the continuing resolution so they will never put a budget in place they'll just continue what the budget was from last year. so a little bit on impact on those grant programs no impacks on the operating budget >> thank you for the question. next item and item that 8 and citizens. public comment they're some members of public. charles and followed by gordon and two others. >> good morning director charles on behalf of lubrication cab company. i'm here to express our certain over the illegal cabs. directors it's incommendable to us that the city turns a blind eye to this. their disdainful of the laws and public safety as well. one conventions is the shortage of drivers. that will be somewhat eliminated. but the shortage of drivers in the taxi business is very much agree evaded by the willing operators who higher the drivers without permits, without background checks. this is a distraction. it's one of many ways that the willing operators are
by the federal government has not told you how this will effect us yet. i think they will extend for another 6 months the continuing resolution so they will never put a budget in place they'll just continue what the budget was from last year. so a little bit on impact on those grant programs no impacks on the operating budget >> thank you for the question. next item and item that 8 and citizens. public comment they're some members of public. charles and followed by gordon and two others....
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they have wholesale violations of open government laws. they have a president of the library commission who has been found guilty of official misconduct and it doesn't matter. they can raise money without any agreement with the city and no committee of the board of supervisors will raise a question of accountability. many a so-called [speaker not understood] influence even when the money has been stolen from the public. having me arrested does not solve society's problems and the lies cost more [speaker not understood]. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is derek mahmoud, taxi driver. next two weeks after march 19, there will be a protest at city hall. hundreds of taxis are coming. why they are coming? what's wrong with them? guyth a call from scott wiener from [speaker not understood] to take a customer. i got there in 30 seconds, and i come across the customer and they say in 45 minutes he called three times yellow cab and he didn't get it. ~ so, it's not the taxi drivers who are doing somethi
they have wholesale violations of open government laws. they have a president of the library commission who has been found guilty of official misconduct and it doesn't matter. they can raise money without any agreement with the city and no committee of the board of supervisors will raise a question of accountability. many a so-called [speaker not understood] influence even when the money has been stolen from the public. having me arrested does not solve society's problems and the lies cost more...
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unsurmountable you cannot measure what they learned and working in architecture and engineering and government communication and is outreach relation, it was just absolutely phenomenal. we started with 15, we ended with 15 and actually we are lockk log forward to hopefully repeating that in summer where we have 12 of the 15 kid that are willing and wanting to come back and the three that are not coming back, two of them are in college and the other is mainlying in architecture and so i am i want to make sure that i did highlight that and i know it was a great success and we look forward to working with the folks at p um, c and keeping ut in the loop and the community in the loop and i want to say thank you for your time. >> i think the youngest member of the commission has a passion for working with the young people and so you aught to look to him as a mentor because i know that frances had a stellar record in had a regard. >>> excellent i look forward to it commissioner courtney. >> my comments are short. professional engineers and technical engineerses and architecture chapters i want to tak
unsurmountable you cannot measure what they learned and working in architecture and engineering and government communication and is outreach relation, it was just absolutely phenomenal. we started with 15, we ended with 15 and actually we are lockk log forward to hopefully repeating that in summer where we have 12 of the 15 kid that are willing and wanting to come back and the three that are not coming back, two of them are in college and the other is mainlying in architecture and so i am i...
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the way we used to run it and try to have good government cover and everything that is why it's important to have the business community get us good jobs and invest in education all of these things are going to help us be more successful and so focus more on that and try to keep my colleagues on the board of supervisors saying this is the smartest thing do and if we have money let's make a good investment of it. >> okay let's talk a bit about economic develop as it has been frontally mentioned here today we have the -- pleasure of hosting government rick perry recently for i think -- public blissity stunt but on a more serious level there has been a definite increase suns november about countries that are -- them sense against california company and is one is prop 30 which raise raises income tax on high earners and why should they come herein instead of somewhere else? >>> first of all, the pressure of our locally grown skeet successful equips are growing and if they can grow within the bay area and so, i'm alms -- between san francisco and oakland, that you believe [inaudible] employee
the way we used to run it and try to have good government cover and everything that is why it's important to have the business community get us good jobs and invest in education all of these things are going to help us be more successful and so focus more on that and try to keep my colleagues on the board of supervisors saying this is the smartest thing do and if we have money let's make a good investment of it. >> okay let's talk a bit about economic develop as it has been frontally...
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this pioneering and forward looking spirit is alive in san francisco government as well. the new headquarters of the san francisco public utilities commission at a5 25 golden gate avenue is more than just a 13-story building and office ablation. instead, city leaders, departments and project managers join forces with local architectural firms ked to build one of the greatest office buildings in america. that's more than a building. that's a living system. ♪ ♪ when san francisco first bought this land in 1999, it was home to a state office building. >> this was an old eight-story brown building the state owned and the workers' comp people were in that building. it was an old dee correctvth it building for decades. when i was a member of the board of supervisors, all of us wondered why we hadn't done anything there and the mayor thought the same. >> if an earthquake happened, the building was uninhabitable. it sat there vacant for quite a while. the city decided to buy the building in 1999 for $2. we worked and looked at ways that we can utilize the building for an offi
this pioneering and forward looking spirit is alive in san francisco government as well. the new headquarters of the san francisco public utilities commission at a5 25 golden gate avenue is more than just a 13-story building and office ablation. instead, city leaders, departments and project managers join forces with local architectural firms ked to build one of the greatest office buildings in america. that's more than a building. that's a living system. ♪ ♪ when san francisco first bought...
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for the last three years, our government has really been on both the pressure point and i think now realizing a tremendous opportunity to allow our data to go out. why not also in return ask for companies who are also collecting data to share that with city government? that's another great exchange that we have. and i know there's a lot of companies out there that do collect a lot of data, whether they're your credit card companies, your banks and so forth. if there is a way that their data can come to us, it might very well be the grounds for even better public service for all of our different departments, whether we're talking about health or sports or kinds of things that our public would use. and i want to serve up an example. there's been a company here in san francisco called motion loft and they have been creating sensors in various departments. they've covered some 18 different neighborhoods in our city with thousands of different sensors to track pedestrians, vehicles, maybe later on they'll tag bicycle traffic. and that data in the various neighborhoods have, i think, been
for the last three years, our government has really been on both the pressure point and i think now realizing a tremendous opportunity to allow our data to go out. why not also in return ask for companies who are also collecting data to share that with city government? that's another great exchange that we have. and i know there's a lot of companies out there that do collect a lot of data, whether they're your credit card companies, your banks and so forth. if there is a way that their data can...
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are the standards for a high- rise building for affordable housing, sponsored by the government, are the standards of construction the same as they would be if we were to build a high-rise luxury building? >> yes. >> there is no institutionalized double standard in the building code. we have the same standard of safety, regardless of income? >> that is true. >> you design these buildings, but who is hiring you? >> mercy housing, the developer. >> what is your role in construction? >> personally? >> your firm. >> we designed the building, we work with the team of engineers to design the systems. we permited the building and we will come out and observe the construction to make sure that the construction conforms to the intent of the permit it documents. >> one of the things you mentioned, and what if you tell us though name of your firm. one of the things that was mentioned is they coordinate with the other engineering and design people and the construction firm, and one of the major problems with these kinds of construction projects is coordination, making sure that everybody is buil
are the standards for a high- rise building for affordable housing, sponsored by the government, are the standards of construction the same as they would be if we were to build a high-rise luxury building? >> yes. >> there is no institutionalized double standard in the building code. we have the same standard of safety, regardless of income? >> that is true. >> you design these buildings, but who is hiring you? >> mercy housing, the developer. >> what is your...
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rethink possible. >>> a report out this week has people wondering if the government wants to look at their financial information. just how private your bank records really are. >> reporter: the treasury department said it is no secret they have access to a massive financial database full of suspicious activity. >> the average american isn't going to ping the information. >> reporter: a document outlined new plans wanting to give more unlimited access to that database. no such plan exists but it is exploring new ways to ensure the government is in the best position to fight terrorist. >> we need to make sure we are giving it over sight, congress is paying attention as well as the privatesy -- privesy offices. >> who is included? anyone who make as cash transaction of $10,000 or more. >> what they are looking for is large cash transforms, other large money -- transfers, other large money transfers. >> reporter: it in washington, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> women from all over the bay area gathered to be honored for their roles in developing the next generation of leaders. the powerful wom
rethink possible. >>> a report out this week has people wondering if the government wants to look at their financial information. just how private your bank records really are. >> reporter: the treasury department said it is no secret they have access to a massive financial database full of suspicious activity. >> the average american isn't going to ping the information. >> reporter: a document outlined new plans wanting to give more unlimited access to that database....
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it was a company that created technology to connect citizens better with government * . i ran it for almost nine years. and
it was a company that created technology to connect citizens better with government * . i ran it for almost nine years. and
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the second category of performance conditions similarly while they are governed by the approval document, the board of that language that under pins that document while it remains perfect. specifically there is a bit of internal contradiction of these approvals. on the one hand they indicate that an authorization becomes invalid merely through the passage of time. on the other hand, this language also suggest that an authorize remains valid until you revoke it at a public hearing. so commissioners what eve done in these cases historically is to adopt a very conservative stance and following it's performing time period to extend the original authorizations. this brings us to the first of two policies. we suggesting that you adopt a resolution on april 4 that will deal with both future projects to get rid of this conflict, this ambiguity. if a former time period has run that you establish a permit to be brought back to you for permission. there was a clerical error on your draft policy. we are going to remedy that to make what i say perfectly clear and reflective in that resolution. very i
the second category of performance conditions similarly while they are governed by the approval document, the board of that language that under pins that document while it remains perfect. specifically there is a bit of internal contradiction of these approvals. on the one hand they indicate that an authorization becomes invalid merely through the passage of time. on the other hand, this language also suggest that an authorize remains valid until you revoke it at a public hearing. so...
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the lation that we focus in on is 14614, that is the bylaw that governs litter pick up in the city. community standards 146400 is the graffiti standards bylaw. our bylaw is unique to other cities in that we don't focus on the definition of graffiti, we focus on whether or not graffiti is considered a nuisance on a property. so the bylaw is written such that it has to fall within the definition of community standards, the nuisance property and therefore we're not ever restricted by a definition and people arguing whether what's on there fits within a specific definition of graffiti, it all falls within whether what is on the building constitutes a nuisance. it also gives strength to it because we don't run into the possibility if somebody says that, well, i want it there because i gave permission to it, permission is not a factor, it's whether or not it's a nuisance property. in canada some jurisdictions have their bylaws such that they can charge taggers with fines for doing graffiti tagging. we don't have any such ordinance in our city. graffiti is managed on the enforcement side a
the lation that we focus in on is 14614, that is the bylaw that governs litter pick up in the city. community standards 146400 is the graffiti standards bylaw. our bylaw is unique to other cities in that we don't focus on the definition of graffiti, we focus on whether or not graffiti is considered a nuisance on a property. so the bylaw is written such that it has to fall within the definition of community standards, the nuisance property and therefore we're not ever restricted by a definition...
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this pioneering and forward looking spirit is alive in san francisco government as well. the new headquarters of the san francisco public utilities commission at a5 25 golden gate avenue is more than just a 13-story building and office ablation. instead, city leaders, departments and project managers join forces with local architectural firms ked to build one of the greatest office buildings in america. that's more than a building. that's a living system.
this pioneering and forward looking spirit is alive in san francisco government as well. the new headquarters of the san francisco public utilities commission at a5 25 golden gate avenue is more than just a 13-story building and office ablation. instead, city leaders, departments and project managers join forces with local architectural firms ked to build one of the greatest office buildings in america. that's more than a building. that's a living system.
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but taxes and the government is going to be there. and you can't escape your taxes or a lawyers bill or doctors bill. but in the interest of fairness so we are all on the same page so it would significantly reduce possible lawsuits, let's be on the same page and wait until we have decided what we will do with sequel. i know sir daniel would like that. thank you very much. >> additional public comment? okay. public comment is closed. commissioner moore. >> i appreciate the public weighing in and make comments and need to be carefully thought and answered and i would appreciate the thorough work. which is sometimes hard to understand when you just read the policy statement on its own without fully seeing the background. the suggestion i would like to make is when you speak about 190 projects for the last 8 years of which 85 which i think is a very good number since we have such a great depression are built under construction which leaves some without permits. i would say when my drivers license expires, i just can't drive. i'm looking a
but taxes and the government is going to be there. and you can't escape your taxes or a lawyers bill or doctors bill. but in the interest of fairness so we are all on the same page so it would significantly reduce possible lawsuits, let's be on the same page and wait until we have decided what we will do with sequel. i know sir daniel would like that. thank you very much. >> additional public comment? okay. public comment is closed. commissioner moore. >> i appreciate the public...
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there are 13 other states, and the federal government which already do this and in the 13 other states, we have the data that shows that we get better results, better outcomes, meaning safer communities, and surprisingly the states include not only the large eastern states of pennsylvania and new york, but also states like mississippi, south carolina, west virginia, wyoming, iowa, all of which use this mid deem charge rather than felony. and what we find in these 13 other states is that there are higher rates of drug treatment participation, lower rates of drug use, and even slightly lower rates of violent and property crime. so again, we can prove we can have safer communities. and then of course there are the unintended consequences of a felony conviction. consequences that really can cause great damage to a young life for many decades out. the very three things that can keep someone successfully in his or her recovery, access to housing, education and employment are put farther out of reach because of a felony conviction, especially in a down economy, someone with a felony has great
there are 13 other states, and the federal government which already do this and in the 13 other states, we have the data that shows that we get better results, better outcomes, meaning safer communities, and surprisingly the states include not only the large eastern states of pennsylvania and new york, but also states like mississippi, south carolina, west virginia, wyoming, iowa, all of which use this mid deem charge rather than felony. and what we find in these 13 other states is that there...
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was talk about the large manufacturers, if there were problems getting medications, that the federal government could facilitate that. but it is a great point. it's something locally we are working on with our pharmaceutical group because it is a big concern if we do lose supply how do we replenish that. san francisco does not have a lot of storage space so we are not able to store medications to a great extent in the area. >> i was just going to echo, our capability does come with its own internal pharmaceutical supply, although it is limited and so that would be important for us to understand what the resupply process would be as we move forward on that. so we can certainly hit the ground running, but then we would need some sort shortly thereafter. >> mine is a two-part question. we've seen in ismat turkey in 1999 a number of walking wounded that will immediately overwhelm the medical response community and then how do you disallow them immediate health care and the specter of reality tv, so that would be the first part, managing expectation in our gold standard health care system. the other
was talk about the large manufacturers, if there were problems getting medications, that the federal government could facilitate that. but it is a great point. it's something locally we are working on with our pharmaceutical group because it is a big concern if we do lose supply how do we replenish that. san francisco does not have a lot of storage space so we are not able to store medications to a great extent in the area. >> i was just going to echo, our capability does come with its...
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seismic, or earthquake is what is governing this design. th. the lateral system is the bearing wall, fairly stiff. i cannot recall the actual displacements, but they are not much more than a couple of inches. >> how do we finished these? give us a clue how you finish this thing. >> most of the exterior sa are what is called glass fiber reinforced concrete. it looks somewhat similar to the precast concrete panels. both are exterior skin panels fabricated of sight and brought to the site and assemble at the side of the building. it is three-quarters of an inch thick. mostly to steal, and it has to be engineered as a separate item functioning together, installed on to the face of the building. windows, doors, etc. go into openings, they get slashed and sealed with a joint sealant. typically we try and maintain 3 1/4 inch gaps between any kind of door or window, and a penetration to the outside. >> one issue with all buildings is water perpetration. probably the no. 1 problem is water leakage. how do we prevent that here? we have calking, flashing.
seismic, or earthquake is what is governing this design. th. the lateral system is the bearing wall, fairly stiff. i cannot recall the actual displacements, but they are not much more than a couple of inches. >> how do we finished these? give us a clue how you finish this thing. >> most of the exterior sa are what is called glass fiber reinforced concrete. it looks somewhat similar to the precast concrete panels. both are exterior skin panels fabricated of sight and brought to the...
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we have basically and you nerve can tell because of the surprises from the other government and is the feds and the elimination of redevelopment and et cetera but we have got an 80 million-dollar revival in five years and in case we have to ref development -- all of our economic indicators are up and they are above rejection and up $11 million above our projection and that is every revenue and income source and standard business source and is tour restaurant tax and is most of the rest of the city has holt new restaurants and? jack land and still a heart in the center of the bay area [name?] who was just one of the chef's award warded of the year and oakland is a city boomings and we are tryinged and part of ourselves and we have had amazing growth and we are going to move more towards towards it's business second thoors you care about we have -- taken $11 million and invested it in our town and we have even with the loss of economic development we have a new economic development office for the people -- (applause) and he is about to announce and it will not be today but he is about to
we have basically and you nerve can tell because of the surprises from the other government and is the feds and the elimination of redevelopment and et cetera but we have got an 80 million-dollar revival in five years and in case we have to ref development -- all of our economic indicators are up and they are above rejection and up $11 million above our projection and that is every revenue and income source and standard business source and is tour restaurant tax and is most of the rest of the...
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of that is education and we have to educate the adults that spend time with the kids and the federal government will come up with the giens and 37 factors or 40 and frankly most of us won't remember and unless we're prosecuting and looking for the elements of the crime and whether we're going to file a case or not. i i think we need to be more global than this and this works and we need to illustrate the things that aren't acceptable? what is the impact on the victim? what is the impact on everyone else? and working together to solve the problem. >> nancy. >> in some school districts and teachers when i brought up this issue i get back "you're not going to change kids being kids. some kids will pick on other kids and in the dynamic girls will be friends today and the queen bee will turn away from some girl and the enemy today and tomorrow it's somebody else, and again i agree with george and so much of this is the responsibilities falls on those adults who actually have a bird's eye ore worm's eye view of what is going on in the schools and the kids' lives and when kids don't show up for school
of that is education and we have to educate the adults that spend time with the kids and the federal government will come up with the giens and 37 factors or 40 and frankly most of us won't remember and unless we're prosecuting and looking for the elements of the crime and whether we're going to file a case or not. i i think we need to be more global than this and this works and we need to illustrate the things that aren't acceptable? what is the impact on the victim? what is the impact on...
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a woman leader speaking out against a repressive government. a young woman traveling with her boyfriend. one lost her voice, the other her following. the last one her life. this could have been anymore and was. pink wooden crosses, a stack of stones. red wilting coronations. empty chairs in a square. ribbons swaying in a sultry wind. i ask anna and nehat, and monique and emily, why? why? [speaking foreign language] >> because they were women. because they were women. this could have been anywhere. and was. for she got fired for being too beautiful. fined for drinking after he was raped. a serious offer to marry her rapist. got told it was legitimate but not enforceable. this could have been anywhere. they could do such a thing when the girls go for fire wood. step into a lonely man's car. drink a little too much at the college party. wake up with their uncle's finger inside. run from the screaming machetes and guns. taken at sunrise, get a bullet in the brain for learning the alphabet. be stoned for falling in love. be burned for seeing the fut
a woman leader speaking out against a repressive government. a young woman traveling with her boyfriend. one lost her voice, the other her following. the last one her life. this could have been anymore and was. pink wooden crosses, a stack of stones. red wilting coronations. empty chairs in a square. ribbons swaying in a sultry wind. i ask anna and nehat, and monique and emily, why? why? [speaking foreign language] >> because they were women. because they were women. this could have been...
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think the school district at this point need to join the family of all the organizations and the city government in supporting really our families and when we talk about our families, the people that's gonna benefit really gonna be a lot of our public school kids' families so i'm here today to again, urge every one of you to support this and get this passed and i know you have a lot more work to do in passing this but once again, i'm very happy that we're at this point at this time so thank you very much for -- i know this is gonna be a long evening for you. so thanks for giving me the opportunity president norton to speak on this issue that's very dear to me. so that's it. thank you. >> thanks for coming by for a visit. also nice to see you, don't be a stranger. so any comments -- board discussion -- comments and questions from board members? i understand that the authors wanna offer a few amendment; is that correct? do you wanna do that now? >> thank you president norton. yes. thank you for everyone that came out and spoke. you' absolutely right. we wanna be inclusive of all our building const
think the school district at this point need to join the family of all the organizations and the city government in supporting really our families and when we talk about our families, the people that's gonna benefit really gonna be a lot of our public school kids' families so i'm here today to again, urge every one of you to support this and get this passed and i know you have a lot more work to do in passing this but once again, i'm very happy that we're at this point at this time so thank you...
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. >> and this is the most energy efficient government building in the united states today, if not the world. and it is an example that the entire united states can look to and say, that's what we need to do to save our city hundreds of millions of dollars in energy consumption a year and set an example to everybody of how to save energy, to be green, to be sustainable, to be responsible. the city is leading the way. >> it will be immediately recognizable and iconic from various parts of the city or even if you see a picture. that's the sfpuc building. it's a wonderful building. ♪ ♪
. >> and this is the most energy efficient government building in the united states today, if not the world. and it is an example that the entire united states can look to and say, that's what we need to do to save our city hundreds of millions of dollars in energy consumption a year and set an example to everybody of how to save energy, to be green, to be sustainable, to be responsible. the city is leading the way. >> it will be immediately recognizable and iconic from various...